# Accident 19811020068949A: Aerosp SA315B, Springville, UT, October 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1981, 07:36 local time
- Place: Springville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.1643° N, 111.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1643&lon=-111.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49531 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA315B
- Reported engine: TMECA STCARTSTE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,503 total, 137 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811020068949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOUD ENGINE SOUND. VIBRATION. HIT TREES, AUTO LANDING ON A ROAD. BOGUS REAR ENGINE MOUNT. MISALIGNED CLUTCH TORE UP

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN82FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA003), Oct 20, 1981: Aerospatial SA315B (N49531), Springville, UT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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